Construction continues at Egypt's new administrative capital — in pictures

The new city is located about 45 kilometres east of Cairo

An advertising hoarding with a picture of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in the new administrative capital. All photos: EPA

The new city is located about 45 kilometres east of Cairo.

It will include a presidential compound, government ministries, offices, hotels, retail outlets, residential areas, sports centres, schools and universities, a monorail, a giant park and the 35-kilometre Green River.

Egyptian workers at a construction site in front of the new National Bank building in the new capital.

Construction began in 2015, in partnership with China State Construction Engineering Company.

The central business district is being constructed over an area of more than 500,000 square metres.

The new city will also have a diplomatic quarter, the largest Christian cathedral in the Middle East and a state of the art culture and arts centre.

The ministries' area in the new capital.

The city will have a population of 6.5 million when fully inhabited.

It will include the 385-metre Iconic Tower, which is set to be the tallest building in Africa.

The new capital is part of a development drive that has taken place since Mr El Sisi assumed power in 2014.

This development drive has led to the construction of a dozen new cities, thousands of kilometres of new roads, mega housing projects and initiatives to turn desert into farmland.

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